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News Release from: GE Fanuc Embedded Systems | Subject: NETernity GBX24 iand NETernity VXS24
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 December 2007
Gigabit switches enable VME development
The rugged GBX24 is designed to meet the demanding requirements of network switching in harsh military/aerospace environments.
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has two new Gigabit Ethernet switches The NETernity GBX24 is a fully rugged 6U VME enabled 24-port Gigabit Ethernet fully managed Layer 2/3 switch, and the NETernity VXS24 provides 24-port Gigabit Ethernet functionality for VXS (VITA 41.3) environments and is unique in offering a fully managed Layer 3 capability
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Layer 2 and 3 managed Ethernet switch
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It features a nonblocking shared memory architecture, providing 48Gbits/second wire speed performance.
An unmanaged version is also available.
The VXS24 provides 22 ports of 1000BaseCX Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to the rear panel, with two ports of optional 1000BaseT available at the front panel.
Like the GBX24, it is designed for deployment in demanding switching applications: it is available either in a standard air-cooled format, or rugged air-cooled for increased temperature- and shock resistance.
It features a nonblocking shared memory architecture, providing 88Gbit/s wire speed performance.
"These new NETernity Gigabit Ethernet switches further extend the breadth of solutions that we can offer across a wide range of VME environments, and provide further evidence of our belief in the future of VME", says Simon Collins, Product Manager at GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms.
"Whether customers choose to move forward with VME, VXS or VPX, we believe we have an unmatched solution that will enable them to leverage their existing investment while achieving leading edge performance".
The GBX24 provides optional optical expansion through a mix of onboard optics and a separate Optical Expansion Board.
All 24 ports can be converted to optical outputs to give 24 ports of Gigabit, either 1000BaseSX or 1000BaseLX.
Onboard built-in test (BIT) ensures the GBX24 can be easily linked with other GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms boards to provide integrated system level health monitoring and diagnostics.
An optional mezzanine capability for the VXS24 allows for 10 Gigabit uplink expansion, transitioning from XAUI on the switch packet processor to the appropriate 10G standard at the front panel.
The VXS24 can be expanded to a 48-port solution by connecting two VXS24s together via the 10 Gigabit ports.
Both switches feature comprehensive network management capabilities based on FASTPATH software that include VLANs, link aggregation, spanning tree, IPv4, IPv6, IGMP, traffic policing, Quality of Service (QoS), guaranteed bandwidth and SNMP.
Configuration of the switches is via a comprehensive and intuitive web interface, command line interface or SNMP.
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